AVIATION-

Strata + Lufthansa Technik partner on aircraft repair: Mubadala-owned composite aerostructures manufacturer Strata Manufacturing and global maintenance provider Lufthansa Technik’s subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Middle East (LTME) have collaborated to repair several aircraft parts made from composite materials, Wam reports.

RAIL-

Kuwait’s cabinet briefed on Kuwait-Saudi railway: Kuwait’s Public Works and Municipal Affairs Minister Noura Al Mashaan briefed Kuwait’s cabinet on the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia railway project and its prospects for boosting trade and economic development, Asharq Al Awsat reports citing KUNA. The railway — which spans 650 km — will stretch from Kuwait’s Al Shaddadiya to Riyadh and is expected to be completed in four years. It is also separate from another GCC railway initiative. Kuwait’s Public Works Ministry closed an agreement on 16 November 2023 for studies on the financial, economic, and technical feasibility of the initiative, the outlet added.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES-

PIF-baked EV maker Lucid and the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company (Eviq) will expand fast-charging infrastructure across Saudi after signing a “strategic MoU,” Saudi Gazette reported. The partnership sees Lucid and Eviq developing fast EV charging stations. Information on the size, value and timeline of the project was not disclosed. Eviq — a JV between the PIF and Saudi Electricity — opened its first fast EV charging stations in Riyadh earlier this year, with plans to set up over 5k fast chargers in some 1k locations across Saudi cities by 2030.

Eviq also signed a cooperation agreement with Riyadh Municipality development arm Remat Al Riyadh Development to install fast chargers across the Kingdom, it said in a post on X. Eviq also signed an agreement with commercial real estate company Al Andalus Property to install 10 new 50 kW EV stations in four malls across Riyadh and Jeddah, it said on X.

OVER IN THE UAE- Adnoc Distribution plans to install 200 fast EV chargers by the end of the year across the UAE, up from 90 currently, CEO Bader Saeed Al Lamki told Wam (watch, runtime: 5:58) on the sidelines of Make it in the Emirates. It will expand its network of fuel stations in the UAE, Egypt, and KSA, as part of its five-year growth and expansion plan. The target is to have 500 fast charging points across the country by 2028, he added.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING THIS MORNING-

  • Bahrain launches first flights to China: Bahrain’s Gulf Air has begun operating direct flights to China’s Shanghai Pudong International Airport, and intends to launch flights to China's Guangdong Province. (CGTN)
  • Oman launches first direct flights to Cairo: Oman’s Salam Air will operate three direct flights a week from Muscat to Cairo’s Sphinx Airport starting 15 June. (Times of Oman)
  • LOT heads to Riyadh: Poland’s LOT Airlines will begin operating three weekly flights between Riyadh and Warsaw beginning Tuesday, 4 June, the General Authority of Civil Aviation. (X, formerly known as Twitter)
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